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jeanne cummings of block berg news, and john dickerson of slate magazine and cbs news. >> award winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live in our nation's capital, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill, produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- ♪ >> wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >> we know why we're here. to connect our forces to what they need when they need it. >> to help troops see danger before it sees them. >> to answer the call of the brave and bring them safely home. >> around the globe, the people of boeing are working together to support and protect all who serve. >> that's why we're here. >> corporate funding is also provided by prudential financial. additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. the first deb
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what did analysts say was the impact on cbs's bottom line. >> what they are saying about cbs is if you are going to invest in them right now you may have missed the train already. the idea is usually investors get in on cbs or news corporate because they know that a lot of money is going to be spent on campaigns. they get in like october of the year prior to the actual election year. and then they pretty much sell off the stock by the first of there actual election year. the local affiliates make so much money they're expected about $3 billion to go into aad buys. and the reason the locals mat certificate so much is barack obama and mitt romney don't necessarily care some of about california. because they know what way that is going to swing. they care more about like ohio or florida and want to target those specific audience-- audiences. >> at the end of the day the stocks may have seen a bump with the spending that is still to come this fall. they have already reacted to it. do you have any positions in news corp. on cbs. >> i do not. >> word on the street with joe deaux, with the >>
what did analysts say was the impact on cbs's bottom line. >> what they are saying about cbs is if you are going to invest in them right now you may have missed the train already. the idea is usually investors get in on cbs or news corporate because they know that a lot of money is going to be spent on campaigns. they get in like october of the year prior to the actual election year. and then they pretty much sell off the stock by the first of there actual election year. the local...
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i want to revisit a question more that i began with on cbs this morning. what was the essence of this man? >> i think people, he was irascible, he was his own person. he took, he never took orders from anybody. he was feisty, he was complicated and probably the most complex man i've ever known. and a man at the same time with terrible insecurities. >> rose: about? >> about himself. i think at some point in mike's life he invented a guy called mike wallace. he was going to be a tough as fails, no nonsense, no holds barred reporter. >> rose: it's a bit like general patton to define what kind 06 general he would like to be and became that kind of general. >> i think that's precisely what happened with mike. i think as you'll see on the 600 minutes tribute gave him an insecurity he never overcame. he had to go out there every day and prove that mike wallace was the toughest, meanest most successful and most recognizable reporter ever. and he achieved it. >> he had incredible natural abilities. he may have been driven by these insecurities and he talks about th
i want to revisit a question more that i began with on cbs this morning. what was the essence of this man? >> i think people, he was irascible, he was his own person. he took, he never took orders from anybody. he was feisty, he was complicated and probably the most complex man i've ever known. and a man at the same time with terrible insecurities. >> rose: about? >> about himself. i think at some point in mike's life he invented a guy called mike wallace. he was going to be a...
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holman remembers veteran interviewer and "60 minutes" icon mike wallace, and we talk with two of his cbs colleagues, morley safer and executive producer jeff fager. >> brown: plus judy woodruff gets a rare inside look at a japanese national treasure, a collection of 18th-century silk paintings. sensitive diplomatic and cultural negotiations. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: all in realtime. it's the at&t network. providing new ways to work together so business works better. >> bnsf railway. >> citi. supporting progress for 200 years. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the conflict in syria threatened to spread today, as plans for a cease-fire appeared close to collapsing. syria fired at refugees
holman remembers veteran interviewer and "60 minutes" icon mike wallace, and we talk with two of his cbs colleagues, morley safer and executive producer jeff fager. >> brown: plus judy woodruff gets a rare inside look at a japanese national treasure, a collection of 18th-century silk paintings. sensitive diplomatic and cultural negotiations. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: all in realtime. it's the...
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with me on cbs this morning. i'm please to do have all of them here. we'll be joined by norah and john in just a moment. martha tell me about general petraeus. do you know him. what is it about this story that surprises you most? >> well, i have known general petraeus and covered him in war zones for about a decade and what surprised me most is he seems like a man who is so disciplined and so careful about his image and about his reputation that it was jaw dropping to me when i first heard it. >> rose: so the question is what didn't you understand about him? >> well, i mean i may not understand everything about him now but i was surprised that he would allow this i guess failure of discipline. he really does guard his reputation so well. he watch the people who are around him. but he granted paula broadwell this unprecedent the act sessments we've had access to general petraeus throughout the years when he wants us around, when he wants to tell us something. this was different. he really allowed her to go everywh
with me on cbs this morning. i'm please to do have all of them here. we'll be joined by norah and john in just a moment. martha tell me about general petraeus. do you know him. what is it about this story that surprises you most? >> well, i have known general petraeus and covered him in war zones for about a decade and what surprised me most is he seems like a man who is so disciplined and so careful about his image and about his reputation that it was jaw dropping to me when i first...
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covering the week -- john dickerson of "slate" magazine and cbs news, alexis simendinger of "real clear politics," pete williams of nbc news, and james kitfield of "national journal." >> award-winning reporting and analysis covering history as it happens. live from our nations capitol, this is "washington week with gwen ifill," produced in association with national journal. corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875 we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to investment management, from real estate to retirement solutions, we've developed new ideas for the financial challenges ahead. this hock -- rock has never stood still. and that's one thing that will never change. prudential. >> we know why we're here -- to connect our forces to what they need when they need it. >> to help troops see danger before it sees them. >> to answer the call of the brave and bring them safely home. >> around the globe, the people of boeing ar
covering the week -- john dickerson of "slate" magazine and cbs news, alexis simendinger of "real clear politics," pete williams of nbc news, and james kitfield of "national journal." >> award-winning reporting and analysis covering history as it happens. live from our nations capitol, this is "washington week with gwen ifill," produced in association with national journal. corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >>...
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cbs is investing in unique camera angles and integration with social media. advertisers love it because it can better track the return on their advertising investments. cbssports.com loves it because it creates another revenue stream to fuel profits for cbs shareholders. i'm rick horrow. >> susie: coming up tomorrow on "n.b.r.": we'll look at the why sales of beauty products are looking good this year, but you might be surprised who they're for. also tomorrow, we'll be tracking some earnings reports from fedex, general mills and bed bath and beyond. and finally tonight, some good news on bonuses. a new survey shows nearly three out of every four employers will be handing them out this year. outplacement firm challenger gray and christmas says 72% of employers plan to offer some type of year end bonus this year. that's up from only 53% last year. and even better, many companies handing out bonuses say this year's thank you check will be bigger than last year. and that's "nightly business report" for tuesday, december 18. have a great evening, everyone. we'll s
cbs is investing in unique camera angles and integration with social media. advertisers love it because it can better track the return on their advertising investments. cbssports.com loves it because it creates another revenue stream to fuel profits for cbs shareholders. i'm rick horrow. >> susie: coming up tomorrow on "n.b.r.": we'll look at the why sales of beauty products are looking good this year, but you might be surprised who they're for. also tomorrow, we'll be tracking...
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we both started on cbs this morning. >> rose: we did. >> and thank you very much. it's great to be with you. >> rose: thank you very much. mike, here's what intrigues me about mitt romney. here's a man who stands a very good chance of becoming president. it's an even race. he comes out of this convention with this election of a vice president running mate and all those arguments you can make for him. he became more humanized tonight. what happened between the loss in 2008 and this moment tonight of victory? what did he say to himself? what did he do, how did he go from not a very good race in 2008 to a successful race so far in 2012? >> well, i think he started quoting popeye a lot of. i sat down with him after 2008 and we talked about it a little bit. i was a critic of that chain. he said if i run again and he wasn't sure at that point, i'm going to be me. and i am what i am. and that's why i wrote the book and i think within the vestitue and a candidate with mild appeal, i think he did that. he is a bit more ring wise about it. it's a skill to be through a crazy
we both started on cbs this morning. >> rose: we did. >> and thank you very much. it's great to be with you. >> rose: thank you very much. mike, here's what intrigues me about mitt romney. here's a man who stands a very good chance of becoming president. it's an even race. he comes out of this convention with this election of a vice president running mate and all those arguments you can make for him. he became more humanized tonight. what happened between the loss in 2008 and...
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here are some of the sights and sound of the storm as scene on cbs this morning. we knew this was going to be a very dangerous storm and the storm has met our expectations. >> it is underassess right now. >> storm of the century. >> sandy slams into the northeast. >> leaving willsout power. >> the death toll is now at least 18. >> damage estimates are in the billions up and down the east coast. >> water rushing into the battery tunnel as well as parts of lower manhattan. >> massive fair has already destroyed dozens of homes in queens. >> nyu hospital forced to evacuate. >> everybody is rolling up their sleeves and pitching in. >> wiping out a huge portion of the city's boardwalk. >> a giant crane snapped that is still dangling over the streets of new york city. >> entire at that sad of a building crashed into the street. >> oh, my gosh. >> we had set up offices inside a restaurant, police officer came by and told us we had to get out of there. >> after that, the building collapsed into the sea. >> first of all, thanks for that. >> you're welcome. >> mechanic the c
here are some of the sights and sound of the storm as scene on cbs this morning. we knew this was going to be a very dangerous storm and the storm has met our expectations. >> it is underassess right now. >> storm of the century. >> sandy slams into the northeast. >> leaving willsout power. >> the death toll is now at least 18. >> damage estimates are in the billions up and down the east coast. >> water rushing into the battery tunnel as well as parts...
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john dickerson of cbs news. beth reinhard of "national journal" and jeff zeleny of "new york times." >> live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. produced in association with national journal. corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1975 we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. through the years from insurance to investment management from real estate to retirement solutions. we've developed new ideas for the financial challenges ahead. this rock has never stood still. and that's one thing that will never change, prudential. >> wherever our trains go, the economy goes to life. norfolk southern, one line, infinite possibilities. >> additional corporate funding is provided by boeing. additional funding is provided by the an nenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> once again, live from washington, moderator
john dickerson of cbs news. beth reinhard of "national journal" and jeff zeleny of "new york times." >> live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. produced in association with national journal. corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1975 we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. through the years from insurance to investment...
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norah o'donnell is my cohost on cbs this morning, correspondent for cbs news, mike murphy a columnness for "time" magazine. from washington, albert hunt, executive editor of bloomberg news. from denver john dickerson, cbs news' political director and political correspondent at slate.com. and joining us also from denver katty kay of the bbc. i'm pleased to have all of them for this event we've all been waiting for. i go to al hubble. a simple question, who won, who lost, why. >> i don't know if that's simple but if i had to pick i would say governor romney won. he set the awe general de more than the president did. he affectively and aggressive attacked the president's record and did a pretty good job defending his own. ice going to have problems the next couple days on taxes however because he is proposing a $6 trillion tax cut and he hasn't said how he'll pay for it. but he still i thought did very well on most counts tonight. barack obama surprised me. i wouldn't call him he was passive tonight. he seemed to pull back a little bit on dodd-frank and preexisting conditions and loophole
norah o'donnell is my cohost on cbs this morning, correspondent for cbs news, mike murphy a columnness for "time" magazine. from washington, albert hunt, executive editor of bloomberg news. from denver john dickerson, cbs news' political director and political correspondent at slate.com. and joining us also from denver katty kay of the bbc. i'm pleased to have all of them for this event we've all been waiting for. i go to al hubble. a simple question, who won, who lost, why. >>...
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roundtable, chuck babington of the associated press, dan balz of the "washington post," jan crawford of cbs news and amy walter from abc news. >> award winning reporting and analysis covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capitol, this is washington week with gwen ifill, produced in association with national journal. corporate funding for washington week is provided by >> one line helps communities turn plans into reality, helps shippers forge a path to prosper ity, helps workers get back to work. one line is is an engine for the economy and the future. norfolk southern, one line, infinite possibilities. >> we know why we're here, to chart a greener path in the air and in our factoryies. >> to find cleaner, more efficient ways to power flight. >> and harness our technology for new energy solutions. >> around the globe, the people of boeing are working together to build a better tomorrow. >> that's why we're here. >> corporate funding is also provided by: prudential financial. additional funding is also provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcas
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browne appeared today on cbs "this morning". >> my first reaction to all of this is, prove it. this is going to be a very difficult case for the government to prove, in my opinion. there is no crime scene, there is no csi stuff, no dna, no fingerprints. >> brown: bales was charged at the u.s. military prison at fort leavenworth, where he's been held since last week. bales joined the army in 2001, after working in investment banking. after his name first became public, former neighbors and comrades spoke highly of him. more recently, other details have emerged. in 2003, for example, he was reportedly ordered to pay a $1.5 million fine for securities fraud. and in 2002, he was arrested for drunken assault and was ordered to anger management training. in public statements, browne has laid the groundwork for a defense on bales' mental state, citing an untreated concussive injury and long-standing memory issues. but he told cbs today that one thing was clear. >> i don't want to put the government on trial. i don't want to put the military on trial, that i respect greatly. but i thin
browne appeared today on cbs "this morning". >> my first reaction to all of this is, prove it. this is going to be a very difficult case for the government to prove, in my opinion. there is no crime scene, there is no csi stuff, no dna, no fingerprints. >> brown: bales was charged at the u.s. military prison at fort leavenworth, where he's been held since last week. bales joined the army in 2001, after working in investment banking. after his name first became public,...
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national convention with dan balz of the "washington post," john dickerson of "slate magazine" and cbs news, beth reinhard of "national journal," and amy walter of abc news. >> award-winning reporting and analysis covering history as it happens, this is a special election 2012 edition of "washington week" with gwen ifill produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" in st. petersburg, florida, is provided by -- >> we know why we are here, to connect our forces to what they need when they need it. >> to help troops see dangers before it sees them. >> to answer the call of the brave and bring them safely home. >> around the globe, the people of boeing are working together to support and protect all who serve. >> that's why we are here. >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875, we have been there for our clients through good times and bad, when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the years, from experience to investment management, from real estate to retirement solutions, we've new ideas for the financial challenges ah
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john dickerson of "slate" magazine and cbs news. john harwood of cnbc and "the new york times" and sam youngman of reuters. >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill and national journal" , produced in association with "national journal." cooperate funding is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875 we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to investment management, from real estate to retirement solutions, we've developed new ideas for the financial challenges ahead. this hock has never stood still, and that's one thing that will never change. prudential. ♪ >> wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >> additional corporate funding is provided by -- boeing and american queen steamboat company. proud to support "washington week" on pbs. additio
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john dickerson of "slate" magazine and cbs news, jackie calmes of the "new york times," and david wessel of "the wall street journal." >> award winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live in our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill & national journal," pursuitsed -- corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> it's a powerful thing. it connects the global economy to your living room. cleaner air to stronger markets. factory floors to less crowded roads. today's progress to tomorrow's promise. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875, we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the years to insurance to investment management, from real estate to retirement solutions, we've developed new ideas for the financial challenges ahead. this rock has never stood still, and that's one thing that will never change. prudential. >> corporate funding is also provided by boeing. additional funding is provid
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voters in key battleground states, ohio in particular shaping up to be an election decider, although as cbs news poll this morning showed the president maintains an advantage there, governor romney is gaining, tonight in boca raton, florida the focus was on foreign policy, both candidate also pressed on their domestic policy talking points. >> governor romney i am glad that you recognize that al qaeda is a threat, because a few month ago when asked was is the biggest geo political face facing america you said russia. >> russia indicated is a geo political foe. >> excuse me, as the geo political foe and i said in the same paragraph i said and iran is the greatest national security threat we face. russia does continue to battle us in the u.n. time and time again, i have clear eyes on, this i am not going to wear rose colored glasses when it wears to russia and mr. but putin and not say to himly give you more flexibility after the election. >> one of the challenges over the last decade as we have done experiments in nation building in places like iraq and afghanistan and neglected for example
voters in key battleground states, ohio in particular shaping up to be an election decider, although as cbs news poll this morning showed the president maintains an advantage there, governor romney is gaining, tonight in boca raton, florida the focus was on foreign policy, both candidate also pressed on their domestic policy talking points. >> governor romney i am glad that you recognize that al qaeda is a threat, because a few month ago when asked was is the biggest geo political face...
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the week, joan biskupic of reuters, pete williams of nbc news, john dickerson of "slate magazine" and cbs news and naftali bendavid of "the wall street journal." >> award winning reporting and analysis covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capitol, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill, produced in association with national journal. corporate funding for washington week is provided by: >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875, we have been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to investment management, from real estate to retirement solutions, we've developed new ideas for the financial challenges ahead. this rock has never stood still. and that's one thing that will never change. prudential. >> this is the at&t network, a living, breathing intelligence bringing people together to bring new yods life. in here, the right minds from inside and outside the company come together to work on an idea, adding to it from the road, improving on it from the cloud, all in real
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they've never had such great ratings since 1960 when cbs first broadcast the rome olympics. >> tom: talk to us about the opportunity then. this opportunity comes at a significant cost, more than a billion dollars invested. comp cast sold a billion dollars in advertising. can they go back and ask for more advertising now that ratings >> they get a premium when they exceed the ratings, yes. but the biggest advertiser, interestingly enough on this olympic tenure is nbc. they're hoping to shore up their ratings throughout the year. >> nbc has been wallowing behind the major networks for years. >> tom: i want to talk about the investors. comcast is estimated a $200 million profit, and spent $1.2 billion for the rights to produce the program. is this a good return for shareholders? >> ttion never been a good return in terms of bottom line, but considered by the tv executives in the suites to be the best promotion for their networks that money can buy. it rivals the super bowl and the way the oscars used to command this kind of an audience and don't anymore. >> certainly, shareholders are attra
they've never had such great ratings since 1960 when cbs first broadcast the rome olympics. >> tom: talk to us about the opportunity then. this opportunity comes at a significant cost, more than a billion dollars invested. comp cast sold a billion dollars in advertising. can they go back and ask for more advertising now that ratings >> they get a premium when they exceed the ratings, yes. but the biggest advertiser, interestingly enough on this olympic tenure is nbc. they're hoping...
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you just saw that interview on cbs news. he's not talking about his plan for increased jobs, saving health care, reform. he's talking about what a nasty mean campaign the president has. and that doesn't serve his purposes. >> ifill: let's get back to that in a moment. i'm curious about what mo el thee thinks about whether this is the nastiest campaign you've ever seen. >> every campaign seems to be the nastiest campaign. i agree with rick. this goes back earlier than lyndon johnson. thomas jefferson and john adams were calling each other crooks and liars and grover cleveland's opponents attacked him for having children out of wedlock. this goes back from since the beginning of the reap. republic. what i think is different this time is it's all happenin happen realtime. the media landscape has changed enough that we're no longer in a daily news cycle, we are in a minute-by-minute news cycle. campaigns are being waged on twitter in 140 characters or less. and so... and it's really difficult to have a thoughtful discussion on i
you just saw that interview on cbs news. he's not talking about his plan for increased jobs, saving health care, reform. he's talking about what a nasty mean campaign the president has. and that doesn't serve his purposes. >> ifill: let's get back to that in a moment. i'm curious about what mo el thee thinks about whether this is the nastiest campaign you've ever seen. >> every campaign seems to be the nastiest campaign. i agree with rick. this goes back earlier than lyndon johnson....
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john dickerson of "slate" magazine and cbs news. karen tumulty of "the washington post." and david wessel of "the wall street journal." >> award winning reporting and analysis. covering history as it happens. from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill." produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we know why we're here. >> to chart a greener path in the air and in our factories. >> to find cleaner, more efficient ways to power flight. >> and harness our technology for new energy solutions. >> around the globe, the people of boeing are working together to build a better tomorrow. >> that's why we're here. >> align is a powerful thing. it connects the global economy to your living room. cleaner air to stronger markets. factory floors to less crowded roads. today's progress to tomorrow's promise. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >> corporate funding is also provided by prudential financial. additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation f
john dickerson of "slate" magazine and cbs news. karen tumulty of "the washington post." and david wessel of "the wall street journal." >> award winning reporting and analysis. covering history as it happens. from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill." produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we know why we're here. >> to...
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john dickerson of "slate" magazine and cbs news. nia malika henderson of "the washington post," and pete williams of nbc news. >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week." produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> a lion is a powerful thing. it connects the global economy. to your living room. cleaner air to stronger markets. factory floors, to less crowded roads. today's progress do tomorrow's promise. norfolk southern, one line, infinite possibilities. >> corporate funding is also provided by -- prudential financial, boeing. additional funding is providing by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to pbs stations from viewers like you. thank you. once again live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. last week we were talking about the economy, but this week republicans jockeyed for the party's most conservative
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constitutionality of healthcare recare, we talked with jan crawford, political and legal correspondent for cbs news. >> within five minutes, charlie, within five minutes of these two hours of arguments the justices right away were hammering the administration's lawyer, the four conservatives who are most active expressing serious doubts about the law and that was just in the first five minutes, it went on from there, they got more and more into the examples of what would happen if the justices were to uphold this law and then of course the liberal justices immediately jumping in and pressing the other side to say why is this any different, why isn't this like social security? defending the law. >> we continue this evening with part 1 of a conversation with former secretary of state jim baker about foreign policy today. >> this is not just ji jim baker saying this to you but i have just come back from the region and somebody said to me in the region, the israelis say they have a window of opportunity here, and they say that is before iran hardens all of these sites to the point that they will n
constitutionality of healthcare recare, we talked with jan crawford, political and legal correspondent for cbs news. >> within five minutes, charlie, within five minutes of these two hours of arguments the justices right away were hammering the administration's lawyer, the four conservatives who are most active expressing serious doubts about the law and that was just in the first five minutes, it went on from there, they got more and more into the examples of what would happen if the...
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. >> times, cbs poll 32 percent don't have a view about mitt romney, 14 percent zero don't have a view about the president, the president is locked in and people can't get new information to help him but 32 percent you know the remaining person percent of in election is about, the 32 percent, is it mitt romney who can fix things and not scary or mitt romney that is scary. >> and how do democrats feel okay about firing barack obama, who -- you can like him but you can retire him. >> pro moat/note him to -- >> you don't promote him -- >> don't fire him, just don't give him a new contract. >> put him in the u.n. and write another book. that is the last percent. >> that is a hard sell in politics when you have been through a long, tough republican primary. >> they want to rip his head off and that is a mistake. that's a mistake. all the way they can -- >> rose: is there an issue in which he can, beyond making the case for he can run things better than anybody on the planet, is there a way, is. >> something he should do and thinking about what obama did kind of with the teachers union in 20
. >> times, cbs poll 32 percent don't have a view about mitt romney, 14 percent zero don't have a view about the president, the president is locked in and people can't get new information to help him but 32 percent you know the remaining person percent of in election is about, the 32 percent, is it mitt romney who can fix things and not scary or mitt romney that is scary. >> and how do democrats feel okay about firing barack obama, who -- you can like him but you can retire him....
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i'm not saying that's the best thing for america, but it's not a bad thing for the cbs corporation." so we journalists can't stop reporting on this, even though we're often told, "please. change the subject. everyone's tired of this one. " i'm not so sure. trevor potter sees a groundswell for rooting the money out of politics, as americans come to see that this is the one reform that enables other reforms. and two polls released in the last few days report large majorities, as many as eight in 10 of you, are in favor of clamping down on the amount of money that corporations, the super-rich, and those shadowy outside groups are pouring into the campaigns. it's up to all of us to put a sign on every lawn and stoop in the land, "our democracy is not for sale." that's why next week we'll investigate yet another way in which corporate forces and their political allies are flying underneath the public's radar, with the help of a front group that goes by the innocent-sounding name, alec. >>> i've often told people that i talk to out on the campaign trail. when they say, "state what?" when i
i'm not saying that's the best thing for america, but it's not a bad thing for the cbs corporation." so we journalists can't stop reporting on this, even though we're often told, "please. change the subject. everyone's tired of this one. " i'm not so sure. trevor potter sees a groundswell for rooting the money out of politics, as americans come to see that this is the one reform that enables other reforms. and two polls released in the last few days report large majorities, as...
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and in an interview sunday with cbs news' "60 minutes", he insisted his campaign would not be based on the ryan budget. >> well, i have my budget plan, as you know, that i've... i've put out, and that's the budget plan that we're going to run on. >> holman: still, in durham, north carolina, vice-president joe biden made it clear the budget issue is going to be front and center for democrats. >> no distinction between what the republican congress has been proposing the last two years-- actually, the last four years-- and what governor romney wants to do. so let's cut through all this-- we're running against... or they're running on what the republican congress has been proposing for the past four years. >> holman: and in council bluffs, iowa, president obama charged ryan and other republicans have blocked congressional action on a number of fronts, including drought relief for farmers. >> i'm told governor romney's new running mate, paul ryan, might be around iowa these next few days. and he's one of those leaders of congress standing in the way. so if you happen to see congressman ryan
and in an interview sunday with cbs news' "60 minutes", he insisted his campaign would not be based on the ryan budget. >> well, i have my budget plan, as you know, that i've... i've put out, and that's the budget plan that we're going to run on. >> holman: still, in durham, north carolina, vice-president joe biden made it clear the budget issue is going to be front and center for democrats. >> no distinction between what the republican congress has been proposing...
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a rifle, did a, cbs would run and anger mrs. ke kennedy they showed how easy the shot was by the begunman. people say there were other people on the grassy knoll. if you can break them down to three different issues, who shot kennedy, who was oswald working for and what was the u.s. government's response, is the warren commission a viable historical document. then you're getting really three different areas that are still intensely being debated and scroot nayse naysedscrutinized. >> charlie: you haven't seen any other that indicates any conclusive conclusions on any of these questions. >> the most conclusive is what the warren commission said. oswald did it and he was a lone gunman. bend it it's a lot of circumstantial evidence but it would be hardto convict in a court of law the soviet union or cuba or the chicago mob or the teamsters or lyndon johnson as some people think. the evidence just isn't there in that kind of overwhelming way. >> charlie: did the warren commission talk to lyndon johnson? >> yes. and the warren commis
a rifle, did a, cbs would run and anger mrs. ke kennedy they showed how easy the shot was by the begunman. people say there were other people on the grassy knoll. if you can break them down to three different issues, who shot kennedy, who was oswald working for and what was the u.s. government's response, is the warren commission a viable historical document. then you're getting really three different areas that are still intensely being debated and scroot nayse naysedscrutinized. >>...
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the quinnipiac university, the "new york times," and cbs news found in a joint poll that more voters in florida, ohio, and wisconsin trust the president to handle medicare. less than a third support the plan backed by romney and ryan even though romney asserts he has no plans to change the medicare program for current seniors. right now, the federal government is required to help pay for each medical service used by medicare enrollees with no limits. but those costs are rising and the medicare trust fund will be insolvent in 2024. as house budget chair, ryan passed a plan that would increase the eligibility age gradually from 65 to 67 by 2034 and cap spending increases for medicare at just above the growth rate of the economy. the biggest change: when future beneficiaries-- those currently under 55-- become eligible for medicare, they will receive a set annual amount of money from the government to purchase private insurance or join the traditional government plan. vice president biden lambasted those ideas. and president obama called the plan an end to medicare as we know it, as he
the quinnipiac university, the "new york times," and cbs news found in a joint poll that more voters in florida, ohio, and wisconsin trust the president to handle medicare. less than a third support the plan backed by romney and ryan even though romney asserts he has no plans to change the medicare program for current seniors. right now, the federal government is required to help pay for each medical service used by medicare enrollees with no limits. but those costs are rising and the...
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a "new york times"/cbs poll found 47% of americans now disapprove of how he's handling the job while just 41% approve in a "washington post"/abc poll it was 50% disapproval to 46% approval. sensing an opening, the president's republican rivals pounced. mitt romney lampooned mr. obama's explanations today in st. louis >> he says something... i think it was yesterday. he said the reason we have high gasoline prize prices is-- and then he was seeking around. what could it be? what could it be? >> suarez: and former house speaker newt gingrich promise head would push policies to bring gas prices down to $2.50 a gallon. mr. obama der rides such claims saying anyone who makes them isn't telling the truth. but public sentiment may be building for presidential action and soon. in both the recent polls 50% or more said it's within the president's power to do something about the price of gas we take a closer look now at what's driving gas prices higher and what, if anything, the president can do to keep them in check. kenneth green is resident scholar on energy and the environment at the ameri
a "new york times"/cbs poll found 47% of americans now disapprove of how he's handling the job while just 41% approve in a "washington post"/abc poll it was 50% disapproval to 46% approval. sensing an opening, the president's republican rivals pounced. mitt romney lampooned mr. obama's explanations today in st. louis >> he says something... i think it was yesterday. he said the reason we have high gasoline prize prices is-- and then he was seeking around. what could it...
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(mash theme music playing). >> reporter: after his 11-season emmy-winning run on the cbs sitcom mash... >> hand me the one on my right. reporter: ... he hosted the opinions series scientific american frontiers, whichen meshed him in the world of science. he couldn't stop thinking about the flame, the nonanswer and the challenge scientists face explaining their work to the public. >> let go of it. yang harder. >> reporter: why is it important? >> it's important to communicate science because science is surrounding us. we swim in an ocean of science. >> reporter: and that is what sparked his idea for the flame challenge. scientists have to explain just what a flame is besides oxidation. the winner selected by a worldwide jury of 6,000 11-year-olds from alaska to australia. there were more than 500 entries in all. >> st. croix. let's hear from st. croix. >> reporter: we watched as alda and his enthusiastic judges from ten classrooms discussed and debated the finalists in a videoconference. >> okay. i really like this entry because i thought that it explained everything really well. it al
(mash theme music playing). >> reporter: after his 11-season emmy-winning run on the cbs sitcom mash... >> hand me the one on my right. reporter: ... he hosted the opinions series scientific american frontiers, whichen meshed him in the world of science. he couldn't stop thinking about the flame, the nonanswer and the challenge scientists face explaining their work to the public. >> let go of it. yang harder. >> reporter: why is it important? >> it's important to...
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. >> rose: john dickerson just joined us, my colleague at cbs. i just raised a question of whether this debate in any way until we see the next presidential debate either enhanced or stopped in any way the romney momentum coming out of the first debate and the change it had brought. >> i think what it did is it gave democrats something to be, you know, get their blood going again, there was a lot of chaos and fury and then biden hit every point the president missed from talking about the 47 percent video to talking about detroit, to encapsulating the general argument which is that the romney-ryan ticket, this is of course the argument coming from the obama team that the romney-ryan ticket is just kind of so over the top in their claims that they are laughable, now that sucker for democrats, the question is, independents and swing voters who could very well have seen biden's attempt to turn ryan into dan quayle, which i don't think worked, see that and think he is arrogant, think he is a little too full of himself for an a administration that had
. >> rose: john dickerson just joined us, my colleague at cbs. i just raised a question of whether this debate in any way until we see the next presidential debate either enhanced or stopped in any way the romney momentum coming out of the first debate and the change it had brought. >> i think what it did is it gave democrats something to be, you know, get their blood going again, there was a lot of chaos and fury and then biden hit every point the president missed from talking...
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jon meacham here with us in new york. >> mark halperin thanks for staying with us, and my friend from cbs, thank you, and chuck todd who left a few minutes earlier, i thank all of you, it is fascinating. >> thank you, charlie. >> and the game continues, what would thomas jefferson say? i have a minute to vamp here. have a new biography, is this anything different than jefferson saw. >> he ran the first contested race in mean seven, 1776 and they had super pac ads this then. >> what did you learn new about jefferson. >> i learned he was a politician who understood the art of pragmatism. >> rose: that sound like barack obama. >> tall, cool, cerebral, very good politician, who doesn't really want to admit that he likes politics, but it is policy -- until we come up with a better system for working these things out, we have got to have skilled practitioners of the craft, and whatever we think about who won and who lost, we had two skilled practitioners,. >> rose: i thank all of you very much, it has been an exciting time and exciting debate. and we will be back on tuesday night for the next d
jon meacham here with us in new york. >> mark halperin thanks for staying with us, and my friend from cbs, thank you, and chuck todd who left a few minutes earlier, i thank all of you, it is fascinating. >> thank you, charlie. >> and the game continues, what would thomas jefferson say? i have a minute to vamp here. have a new biography, is this anything different than jefferson saw. >> he ran the first contested race in mean seven, 1776 and they had super pac ads this...
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bob schieffer of cbs news is the moderator. the debate is being held at the johnson wold performing arts center on the campus of lynn university in boca raton, and will begin in just a few seconds. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks will be watching with us here in the studio, along with our colleague jeffrey brown, newshour political editor christina bellantoni, and presidential historian michael beschloss. we'll hear from all of them after the debate, when we'll also be joined by ari shapiro and scott horsley of npr. they are at lynn university. >> ifill: we're also streaming the debate online and offering additional content on our live blog. >> woodruff: and here now is tonight's moderator, bob schieffer of cbs news. from the campus of lynn university here in boca raton, florida. this is the fourth and last debate of the 2012 campaign brought to you by the commission on presidential debates. this one is on foreign policy. i'm bob schieffer of cbs news. the questions are mine. and i have not shared them with the candi
bob schieffer of cbs news is the moderator. the debate is being held at the johnson wold performing arts center on the campus of lynn university in boca raton, and will begin in just a few seconds. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks will be watching with us here in the studio, along with our colleague jeffrey brown, newshour political editor christina bellantoni, and presidential historian michael beschloss. we'll hear from all of them after the debate, when we'll also be joined...